The book is dedicated to the Jewish community of Turov, ancient city of Mozyr Belarus Polesie, located at the crossroads between Russia, Ukraine and Poland. It discusses in detail the economic, national, cultural and spiritual life, education, family life, health, the impact of the three Russian revolutions, exile, pogroms, persecution of the Zionists and the closure of synagogues, the social breakdown of the town, the Stalinist repression, the tragedy of the community during the Nazi occupation , post-war reconstruction and the extinction of Jewish life.
Material the archive documents, monographs, statistical compendia, periodicals, memoirs Turov residents and their descendants. This is the result of eight years of the author, and among the archives - the seven Belarusian, seven Russian, one Ukrainian and four Israeli and two American
Dr. Smilovitsky book - it is a folio, which occupies 846 pages format 17 x 24 cm, hardcover. List of references and literature, geography, and index name, the dictionary of terms and concepts will help the reader to the correct approach to the perception of the research topic.
Methodologically, the study was carried out as part of regional history, focuses on the life of the province and the "little man", with its troubles and difficulties, joys and accomplishments. This approach allowed the author to compare the events of the past at the village, district and province, district, county and region on a national and national contexts, to understand how the policy was perceived by the population center of the field and putting into practice. The chronological framework covers the period from 1830 to 1960., Which occurred during the formation, rise and decline of the community. All events are submitted in the context of the general history of the Russian Empire and came to be replaced by the Soviet Union, which was an integral part of Belarus.
The overall composition of the book is based on the principle of the sonnet, where each chapter has a separate story line and plot, a chain of events into their logical causal and temporal sequence, the plot, the development of the action, the culmination and final. This allows you to read the book from any part of it. Particular attention is paid to the visual range. The book presents a unique collection of portraits, family photos, maps, rare documents (about 200). All this gives a visual representation of the evolution of Jewish life by the example of Turov, since the second half of XIX century. In fact, the reader will experience the first full study of the history of the town in Belarus.
This monograph is intended for anyone interested in the history of Russian and Soviet Jewry.
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